Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-21
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
IOWA

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There are 81, 142 head of cattle in Scott
county.
Dubuque. has quite number OF rail-
I road projects ON hand.
E Idle Jennings of Cedar Falls was
drowned while bathing in creek.
All state institutions will hereafter be
required to make monthly reports TO the
governor.
A wire nail factory, with capacity Of
25,00o kegs per annum, is in expectancy
ut Dubuque.
~ The Marshalltown council propose to
appropriate $4,000 forthe purpose of pros
pecting for gas.
Judge Brannon is making things de-
cidedly snlIry for the sa'oonkecpers Of
Jackson county.
@ Dubuque went into the celebration
business this year, for the first time in a
number of years.
The prohibition question is under dis
cussion Mt Muscatine and is developing
considerable bad blood.
The city engineer of Davenport has
T recommended the use of hard brick for
street paving purposes.
John c. Minton has been elected MS
manager of the Burlington opera house for
the year beginning August /.
Miss Lucia B. Griffin of Creston, is
organizing company of local talent who
will play. "Fanchon, the Cricket"
The testimony in favor of the state in
the celebrated Cross murder case, on trial
at Red Oak, is MI in and is quite strong.
& The will of pious Davenport woman
who died recently bequeathes $4,000.
nearly her whole estate, to the missionary
society.
"A burglar entered the residence of DR..
Hickox, of Cedar Rapids, the other morn
ing, and secured about $500 in money and
yaluables.
Frank Mclaughlin, assistant bag
gnge- master of the Illinois Central Rail-
road at Dubuque, had his leg broken in q
runaway recently.
Tho Iowa Holiness Association held o
meeting in agroye about three fourths of
q mile south of Pleasnntville. Much in
terest was aroused.
Mrs. Tho. G. Cook, q prominent lady
of Muscat ne, was thrown from buggy
nndtso seriously injured that it is feared
she will not recover.
3 "A. X okuk man named Walter S.
Gray hadihe thumb and fore finger of his
left hand cut off by wood-shnping ma
chine while at work.
There was happy meeting of old vet
Grams at Twin Springs, jackson county,
recently, soldiers from several surrounding
counties being present.
Andrew Hyde, of Pleasant Valley,
Scott County, was attacked by bull and
quite severely injured, narrowly escaping
being gored to death.
Petitions will be presented to the
Keokuls city council asking them to pur-
chnse with public funds the right-of- way
for the Santa Fe road.
Tho Columbus Safeguard made its
last issue in patriotic colors-red on the
outside, blue On. the inside, with white
papeEe ~
A meeting ofthe old settlers Of Grundy
county was held at the courthouse park in
Grundy Center lately. After picnic din
ner several speeches were made, among
which was one from Father Clarkson, of
Des Moines.
Washington Lafayette, a sable-hued
son of Ham, was lodged in the Council
Bluffs cooler as vng. He claimed to be
from Louisiana and had with him an oye--
coat and pair Of shoes to protect his frail
form from the chilly blasts of the north.
"A girl about seventeen years old tried
10 commit suicide ut Cedar Rapids few
days ago by Jumping into the river. She
found the water too shallow for her busi-
ness, but says she will try agsin. The
girl cannot agree with her sister with whom
She lives H
-Ason of Col. Keatley, Of Council
Bluffs, was sun struck at Omaha few
days ago while walking along the streets,
and was picked up for dead. After siren
uous efforts and tho application of restora-
tiyes he was considerably relieved in few
hours.
"A couple Of m'schievious boys placed
lunch of lighted irecrackers on the steps
OF house where some Fort Dodge col
ored people were holding religious services
and were compelled to dodge couple of
bullets sent after them by m irate wor,
shipper.
William Page, a Keokuk timer, left his
boarding house one day recently saying he
was going hunting, and has not since been
heard from. He is a man about 40 years
of age, five feet ten inches in height,
weighs $50 pounds, and has light complex
ion, light hair and moustache.